Antonio Fontes

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António Fontes (26 June 1983) is a Portuguese sailor with a degree in piloting from the School Nautica Infante D. Henrique. He represented Portugal at international competitions^{[citation needed]}, and was part of professional teams. In addition to competing, he is also dedicated to the delivery of boats, which has led him to cross the Atlantic four times already.

Fontes began to sail with his grandfather very early, when he reached the age to enter the Optimist, then progressed through L'Equipe and 420 with some participations in international championships. He sailed big boats both racing and for deliveries, and was part of some crews including the 'Luso Roux'. He studied at the Nautical School Infante Dom Henrique to become an officer and served onboard vessels as Officer of the Watch. In 2006 he joined the professional match racing team led by Alvaro Marino, 'Seth Sailing Team', where he participated in several championships on the world circuit. He has crossed the Atlantic to Brazil three times.

In September 2015, Fontes took part in the Mini Transat, a solo race from France to the Caribbean in a small sailing boat of 6.5 meters. He ranked 18th in the first stage between France and the Canary Islands and 10th in the second stage between the Canary Islands and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. In the overall standings, with the sum of the times on the two stages, he was in 13th place in the series class.

Results

3rd place on Copa Del Rey, IMS 600
1st place on 200:2 race, (2006, 2009)
2nd place on Student Yachting World Cup (SYWOC)

Class Match racing

3rd place on European Championship, (2010, 2012)
4th place Nations Cup Grand Final National Champion, (2007, 2008)
4th place Berlin Match Race, 4th place Chicago Match Cup

Class Mini Transat 3rd place Trophee MAP - 220 milles solo

5th place Mini Fastnet - 600 milles double handed, with Mariana Lobato
6th place Les Sables - Les Açores - Les Sables - 2540 milles solo
3rd place Air Valência - 300 milles double handed, with Martinho Reino
Mini transat - 4000 milles solo, 18th place on first leg, Douarnenez, France - Lanzarote, Canary islands
10th place on second leg, Lanzarote, Canary islands - Guadeloupe, Caribbean
13th place overall, with 46 boats in class 'series'

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